Most books about ethics and health focus on issues arising from individual patients and their relationships with doctors and other health professionals. More and more, however, ethical issues are challenges that face entire communities, not just individual patients. This book is an edited collection of readings that addresses these public health challenges. Many of the issues considered, such as policy for alcohol and other drugs, newly emergent epidemics, and violence prevention, are public health concerns beyond the purview of traditional bioethics. Others, such as access to health care,...
Most books about ethics and health focus on issues arising from individual patients and their relationships with doctors and other health professional...
Discusses health care reform as a strategy for dealing with the failures of politics - not just the failures of the health care market. As former Deputy Commissioner for Policy and Planning for New York State Department of Health, the author presents a narrative about his work to develop a universal health care and insurance plan for the State.
Discusses health care reform as a strategy for dealing with the failures of politics - not just the failures of the health care market. As former Depu...